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Just because people retire from work doesnâ€™t mean they have to retire from life. Lincoln County Senior Services offers plenty of opportunities to keep seniors happy and active. â€œWe just have so many groups,â€ Director Karen Leonhardt said of the organization, which is housed in the Lincoln County Senior Center…

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If the $44.6 million school bond passes on May 6, $5,742,300 will be split among the four high schools, with an expansion of East Lincolnâ€™s cafeteria. Mainly, the three older schools need repairs. East Lincoln would receive the largest sum at $3,787,300, to be spent, aside from the expansion, on…

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Gail Little (above) stands with one of her stick women. Left, Roger Steele (below), an abstract artist, talks to Rick Dudley at the opening of the two shows. Chris Dean / LTN Photo â€œGloaming Into Darkâ€ by Roger Steele is one of the prints on display. Chris Dean / LTN…

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Dr. Charles Brown, who is retired from serving as senior pastor at Covenant Bible Church in Lincolnton, believes people need more than ritual and routine to gain connection with God. Brownâ€™s recently released book, â€œPapaâ€™s Voice: Rekindling Your Relationship with Papa-God,â€ addresses peopleâ€™s need for intimacy with the divine. â€œItâ€™s…

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A retired health and physical education teacher, Linda Harrill-Rudisill joined the Lincoln County Family YMCA to stay fit. She soon learned, however, that the organization was more than just a gym. â€œI realized that the overall purpose of the Y is to put Christian principals into practice through programs that…

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What began as the First Presbyterian Church inviting one teenage girl into its congregation has grown into much more. â€œIt was one of those wonderful Holy Spirit things,â€ Rev. Claude Wilson-Stayton said of the churchâ€™s childrenâ€™s outreach program. It all started when some members of the church started picking up…

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A massive brush fire kept local firefighters busy Wednesday afternoon. â€œSomeone was burning brush and it just got away from them,â€ said Bob Scronce, former chief of the Union Volunteer Fire Department. â€œIt ended up burning about 20 acres.â€ The fire, located behind Daniels Lutheran Church on Reepsville Road, took…

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MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) â€“ A former North Carolina doctor whose own attorney called him a liar and adulterer was convicted anew Thursday of murdering his best friend three decades ago so he could marry the friendâ€™s wife. A jury convicted Dr. Stephen Scher, now 67, of first-degree murder in the…

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Programs for children with special needs are available through Lincoln County Schools even if the child is too young to attend school. â€œProject Child Findâ€ identifies infants through 21-year-olds with disabilities who may need special education or other services. The program targets children with special needs who are not receiving…

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